Kettle House Ginseng Pale Ale

Brewed by Kettle House Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Missoula, Montana USA

Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 26/09/2009 Some spiced aroma. White head. Clear golden coloured and a little spicy ginseng flavour. Pale with a little dryness in a crisp and creamy malt finish.

On tap at Kettle House. Pours hazy gold with a lacy white ring of foam. Seriously earthy aroma and taste, aided and abetted by some citrus, fruit and vanilla. Dry finish that dissolves into nothing. An interesting beer.

On draught at the brewery’s taproom in Missoula, Montana. Pours a hazy golden pale blonde brew with a thick white head that has good retention and lacing. Aroma of some flowery hops, earthy herbal spice and a touch of light multi-grain malt. Taste is light carbonated, light to medium bodied with more citrus hop and bitterness than the pale ale and hefeweizen sampled earlier. Finish is slightly dry at first and then clean with no aftertaste. The brewery’s taproom chalkboard pre-lists this beer as "The one. the only..." which I agree is one of the more outstanding herbal beers I’ve tried.

Bright but cloudy with intense lacing and carbonation. Medium bodied, bright flavor. I had a few flavors on my palate already but this was a great brew. A definite pick me up. Summery.